Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.  

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.  

1758  On October - 26 birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  On this day in history birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1789  On October - 26 birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  On October - 26 birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on October - 26.  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.  

1837  On October - 26 birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.  

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.